Thursday, January 28, 2016

Only the other day I was bemoaning the fact that I hadn't been able to take the best photographed of The Hateful Eight costumes on display behind their reflective display cases and windows, but as luck would have it I won an ArcLight Hollywood giveaway for a walk-through of the cinema costume exhibit (along with a bag full of other goodies from the film) on January 21, 2016.

John Ruth and Daisy Domergue costumes

from The Hateful Eight

First up is a closer look at Kurt Russell's 'John Ruth' bounty hunter costume and Oscar-nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh's killer 'Daisy Domergue' costume. In Quentin Tarantino's latestfilm he's transporting the murdering woman in chains to the town of Red Rock in blizzard conditions in post-Civil War Wyoming.

The Hateful Eight movie billboard

Courtney Hoffman was Costume Designer on this bloody Western mystery and the next costume, which I think will make for a great Halloween or Cosplay costume, was worn by Samuel L. Jackson as the bounty hunter 'Major Marquis Warren' (although it's a shame the mannequin is holding his iconic-looking white leather gloves, rather than wearing them)'.

Next up is a clear view of the costume worn by Walton Goggins as the shifty 'Sheriff Chris Mannix', which was previously obscured by the other costumes and props on display.

Bob The Mexican costume from The Hateful Eight

In the film Demián Bichir plays 'Bob The Mexican', the supposed caretaker of Minnie's Haberdashery, the stagecoach lodge where all these strangers find themselves in the storm.

Oswaldo Mowbry costume from The Hateful Eight

Tim Roth stars as Red Rock's talkative British hangman, 'Oswaldo Mowbry' and wears this outfit in the movie.

General Sandy Smithers costume from The Hateful Eight

Bruce Dern plays 'General Sanford "Sandy" Smithers', an elderly, proud Confederate veteran. And in addition to all these costumes worn by the main cast, the props featured in this exhibit are also screen used items.

Joe Gage costume from The Hateful Eight

And finally here's a closer look at Michael Madsen's 'Joe Gage' character costume from all angles. Seeing screen-used costumes and props up close really does heighten your cinema going experience in my opinion.